Joseph Meifred (1791–1867) was a

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, pedagogue, and

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designer. He studied at the

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with

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and won the first prize in horn performance in 1818. He later became a professor at the conservatory and taught until his retirement in 1864. He obtained his technical background by graduating from the

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engineering school. One of his most enduring works is the ''Method for the chromatic horn, or horn with pistons'' (1840).

References

* Ericson, John
"Joseph Meifred and the early valved horn in france."
1992. (Dissertation excerpt) * Snedeker, Jeffrey. "The Early Valved Horn and Its Proponents in Paris 1826-1840," ''The Horn Call Annual'' 6 (1994): pp. 6–17. * Snedeker, Jeffrey. "Joseph Meifred's Méthode pour le Cor Chromatique ou à Pistons (1840)," ''Historic Brass Society Journal'' 4 (1992): pp. 87–105. * Snedeker, Jeffrey. “Hand and Valve: Joseph Émile Meifred’s ''Méthode pour le cor chromatique ou à pistons'' and early valved horn performance and pedagogy in nineteenth century France.” ''Jagd- und Waldhörner: Geschichte und musikalische Nutzung''. Augsburg, Germany: Michaelstein, 2006. * Snedeker, Jeffrey. "Fétis and the 'Meifred' Horn," ''Journal of the American Musical Instrument Society'' (Fall 1997).

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Meifred, Joseph 1791 births 1867 deaths Conservatoire de Paris alumni Arts et Métiers ParisTech alumni Academic staff of the Conservatoire de Paris French classical horn players 19th-century classical musicians